Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor [Political Science] has two tasks in which an Honors College student might be interested.
First, his personal website needs considerable development, having been designed back in the late 1990s. Second, assistance with finding .jpg images for courses he teaches would be deeply appreciated. Details would be worked out with Professor Welch early in the semester.
If interested, please submit 1] an up-to-date resume, 2] names of three references, and one-page [maximum] set of suggestions about what a good webpage should contain.
Sponsored Projects Services is looking for an undergraduate student for a short term project (1-2 years) who is available to work Part/Full time (20-40 hrs/wk) during the summer/breaks, and Part time (14-20 hrs/wk) during the academic year. Job duties would include: data mining, data entry, correspondence and various clerical duties. We are looking for a self starter with accurate typing skills and the ability to adopt a web based application quickly. Candidates who can work independently with minimum supervision is preferred. If you are interested, please e-mail resumes to Martina Tsai at tsai@research.buffalo.edu.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
–Summer 2008 –
Who: Johns Hopkins University–Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
What: We are seeking enthusiastic staff to work in our summer programs. CTY offers intense 3-week academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world.
Where: Residential site locations around the country: California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Day Site locations in the Baltimore-Washington and Los Angeles areas.
When: Session 1: June 26–July 19, Session 2: July 19–August 9 Administrators work both sessions and work June 23 – August 9
Why: CTY staff work with exceptional students, make contacts and friendships with dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable experience in a rigorous academic setting.
Salary:
Instructor - $2100 - $3000 (per three week session)
Teaching Assistant - $1,100 (per three week session)
Resident Assistant - $1,200 (per three week session)
Health Assistant – $1,400 (per three week session)
Site Director - $7,800 (per seven weeks)
Academic Dean - $5,800 (per seven weeks)
Dean or Residential Life - $5,800 (per seven weeks)
Academic Counselor - $4,800 – $5,400 (per seven weeks)
Office Manager - $4,000 (per seven weeks)
Residential Program Assistant - $2600 (per seven weeks)
Nurse - $4,800 – $6,000 or hourly $18.50 - $23.00 (per seven weeks)
Room and board are provided at residential sites
Visit: www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment
You can also contact us at 410-735-6185 or ctysummer@jhu.edu for more information.
Johns Hopkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Opportunities for College Students:
Resident Assistant
Resident assistants (RAs) are responsible for the health and safety of the students in their charge at all times other than when the students are in class. RAs are also responsible for planning and conducting student activities. RAs’ working hours are primarily the hours students are not in class, RAs also work weekends.
Teaching Assistant
The primary responsibilities of teaching assistants (TAs) are tutoring students, assisting with the paperwork of a class, teaching the class as requested by the instructor, supervising evening study sessions, helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.
Health Assistant
Health Assistants (HAs) work with the site nurse and site director on site health care issues. They participate in the day to day operation of the site infirmary, keep track of students’ medications and medical appointments, and accompany students on emergency room or physician visits.
Residential Program Assistant
Residential Program Assistants (RPAs) are responsible for providing general assistance at their sites both in the office and with the residential program. Specific tasks and responsibilities can and do change according to each day’s demands.
Program Assistants (Day Site Only)
The primary responsibilities of program assistants (PAs) are tutoring students; assisting with the class paperwork; teaching the class as requested by the instructor; helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.
Opportunities for Graduate Students/Administrators:
Instructor
Summer programs instructors are responsible for teaching an appropriately challenging and rigorous course to approximately 15 18 highly able students (12 14 in Young Students classes).
Site Director
A CTY site director’s role is similar to a head of school’s. Site Directors provide overall leadership and manage the day-to-day operations at their sites.
Academic Dean
A CTY academic dean performs the duties equivalent to a dean of faculty. Gaining both supervisory and administrative experience, he or she supports and guides a staff of 20-60 instructional staff with a variety of educational backgrounds and teaching skills.
Dean of Residential Life / Dean of Students
The dean of residential life assumes primary responsibility for supervising the residential staff and ensuring that the residential community is safe, engaging, and complementary to the academic mission of the program.
Academic Counselor
The academic counselor position at CTY is similar to that of a school counselor. As a member of the site administrative team, the academic counselor helps create a residential community responsive to the emotional needs of the program’s students. .
Office Manager
The office manager’s primary responsibility is to assist the site director in all aspects of the day to day operation of the site’s main office, including bookkeeping. The position has a customer service orientation, with “customers” considered to include parents, students, and staff.
Summer Program Locations:
We have locations for residential sites in:
Baltimore, MD - Bethlehem, PA - Bristol, RI - Carlisle, PA - Chestertown, MD - Easton, PA - Kaneohe, HI - Lancaster, PA - Los Angeles, CA - Loudonville, NY - Palo Alto, CA - San Francisco, CA - Santa Cruz, CA - Saratoga Springs, NY - South Hadley, MA - Thousand Oaks, CA - ROOM AND BOARD IS PROVIDED
We have day site locations in:
Alexandria, VA - Los Angeles, CA - Owings Mills, MD - Pasadena, CA - Sandy Spring, MD
To find out more about any of these positions, please visit:
http://www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment
UB Undergraduate Students Needed to Help with
CASE STUDIES IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Two-Day Job Opportunity! Earn $100!
Our summer workshop trains science faculty to teach using case studies. You can help us by being a part of the “student audience” for our practice teaching sessions. During these sessions, workshop faculty will teach a case study. Your job is to critique the faculty’s teaching methods and the case study. **You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.
WHEN: Thursday, May 22 & Friday, May 23, 2008
From 8:30am - 4:30pm, each day (with a lunch break on your own)
WHO: Freshman and sophomores currently attending UB
**You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.
HOW MUCH: $100
TO SIGN UP: Fill out an application on the web at:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/workshop/studentapp.html
QUESTIONS: Contact our workshop coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu
Looking for a GREAT part-time (or even full-time!) job? Earn $18+ an hour tutoring for the SAT or MCAT!
Infiniva, a leading test preparation and academic subject tutoring firm (and the leading and a rapidly expanding SAT private tutoring company in the area) based in Buffalo, NY, is seeking dynamic individuals with very high scores on the SAT or MCAT who are looking for flexible, rewarding part-time (or even full-time!) work to serve as test preparation tutors in the summer and beyond.
SAT
• Qualified candidates will have achieved a 720+ on EITHER the Verbal/Critical Reading section OR the Math section of the SAT.
• Verbal tutors should also have excellent grammar and writing skills (which may be demonstrated by a 720+ on the SAT II: Writing or new SAT Writing section).
• We are seeking tutors for either the verbal sections (which include Critical Reading and Writing) or the Math section of the new SAT, but candidates with proficiency in ALL of the sections (with a 1450+ composite on the old SAT or 2150+ on the new SAT) are preferred and strongly encouraged to apply.
• Tutors will start at $18 per hour.
• Candidates should have at least 14-20 hours free to tutor per week, including at least two or three weekdays after 3:30 pm and some time on the weekends.
• Tutors will start in about August after the paid training in April through July. The paid training is long and intensive and will require at least 14 hours per week, primarily on Saturday AND Sunday (about 6-8 hours per day) and possibly on one or two weeknights per week (2 to 4 hours per night). Candidates MUST be able to attend the entire training in April through July in order to be certified and work as tutors.
• Good tutors will generally work about 15-30+ hours per week.
MCAT
• Qualified candidates will have achieved at least a 12-13 on the Physical Sciences section (which involves physics and chemistry) or the Biological Sciences section (which involves biology and organic chemistry) OR a 13+ on the Verbal Reasoning section (or be able to demonstrate such a score on a diagnostic exam).
• Medical or graduate students are preferred.
• Candidates should have at least 10-12 hours free to tutor per week.
• Tutors will start at $18.50 per hour.
• Tutors will probably start in June after the paid training.
• Good tutors will generally work about 8-16 hours per week.
Other requirements
• Ideal candidates will have good communication and interpersonal skills, a gregarious and caring manner, and an affinity to teaching/tutoring.
• Prior tutoring experience is preferred but not required.
• Candidates with access to reliable transportation strongly preferred.
• Candidates must be reliable and responsible and MUST be able to commit to tutor for at least a year (through July 2009) (although we would love to have a great tutor stay for years and grow with the company).
Other information
• Hours will vary, depending on demand and seasonal variations. Students prepare for the SAT and we are busy year-round, although the months of June and December are traditionally less busy months.
• Full-time positions with benefits available.
• Bonuses and raises may be given for excellent results.
• Some travel may be necessary.
• Paid training.
• Set your own hours and locations.
• Benefits including health insurance and course discounts available.
• Great career advancement and growth potential and opportunities within this young and rapidly growing company for full-time employees who are willing to commit to the position and company.
Please call 716-250-2715 or e-mail your cover letter and resume (with test scores) to darren@infiniva.com TODAY to apply.
If you’re seeking a flexible, part-time job (or even a full-time job!) with GREAT pay, and you love helping others succeed academically and want to work for the local test preparation company with the highest standards and THE best track record with its students, apply NOW. You MUST include any and all applicable test scores (including all subscores)!! APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT TEST SCORES WILL RECEIVE VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, CONSIDERATION.
Application deadline is April 14, 2008.
The Office of the Provost currently has one vacancy for the position of Student Assistant.
The duties and responsibilities of the student assistant include phone coverage for the Office of the Provost, transferring calls as appropriate; filing; photocopying; scanning files; occasional use of the internet for special projects; assisting with preparation and cleanup of meetings; stocking the kitchen and supply areas.
We are looking for an individual who would be available to work over breaks and during the summer months as well as during the academic year. During the academic year, the student assistant hours are generally 10 – 15 hours per week.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please reply with your resume and availability to Tracey Murphy, Assistant to the Provost via e-mail at thmurphy@buffalo.edu.
Sponsored Projects Services is looking for an undergraduate student, preferably a freshman, who is available to work Part/Full time (20-40 hrs/ wk) during the summer/breaks, and Part time (14-20 hrs/wk) during the academic year. Job duties would include: filing, correspondence, various clerical duties, data entry, etc. We are looking for someone with a good knowledge in Excel and Word as well as accurate typing skills. If you are interested, please e-mail resumes to Kimberly Burns at KBurns@business.buffalo.edu.
This summer, 200 interns will participate in the Everett Program to help further the mission of over 65 non-profit organizations in Washington, DC and New York City. This paid ($280/week), 10-week summer internship is perfect for students of all degree interests as there are a variety of positions available.
Deadlines are fast approaching— now is the time to inform your students about this opportunity! All details, including exact deadline dates and application instructions, can be found on our website at: www.everettinternships.org.
A sampling of the organizations that participate in the Everett Internship Program:
Alliance for Justice
Child Welfare League of America
Co-op America
Human Rights Watch
International Center for Journalists
Legal Momentum
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Women’s Health Network
Teach for America
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Public Citizen
Urban Justice Center
…and many more!
The University Honors College is looking for Tour Guides for the Spring 2008 semester. If you would like to share your knowledge of UB and your enthusiasm for the Honors College please send your class schedule to Erik D’Aquino in the Honors Office. Tours are given at times between 10am and noon on Mondays through Fridays.
Tours consist of the Academic Spine and the Governors Residence Complex. There will be training sessions that will be able to prepare you for giving tours.
PLEASE NOTE: We encourage all students that are interested to apply; even if you do not reside within the Governors Residence Complex, so all students regardless of whether you live in Governors, Ellicott, or off campus can give tours.
If you have any questions please contact Erik D’Aquino by phone (645-7981), email (edaquino@buffalo.edu), or you can stop and see him in 214 Talbert Hall. When you contact Erik, please also include a copy of your schedule. Thank you.
